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R. W. SATTLER.

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BOSS WILLIAM SATTLER, OF MOUNT VERNON, OHIO.

ROUNDABOUT.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 14, 1911.

Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

Serial No. 633,089.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Ross WILLIAM SAT- TLER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Mount Vernon, in the county ofKnox and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Roundabouts, of which the following is a specifica tion,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in amusementapparatus and more particularly to a roundabout, and my object is toprovide a device of this character which may be propelled by theoccupants of the respective seats thereof.

A further object of the invention resides in providing an improved meansof propul sion for the movable objects, comprising sub stantial frictionclutches which act upon the wheels of the movable devices.

Still another object of the invention resides in providing a devicewhich is extremely simple and economical in construc tion, therebyreadily and cheaply manufactured, and one which is very useful andeffective in operation.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in thespecification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, Figure1 is a fragmentary top plan view of the device show' ing portions of oneof the movable objects removed. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig.3 is an enlarged section as seen on line 33, Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a similarview as seen on line 4-4:, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the hubor base in which the central mast is mounted, and, Fig. 6 is a sectionthrough the track as seen on line 66, Fig. 2.

In carrying out my invention, I shall refer to the drawings in whichsimilar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views and i which a 1 indicates a mast or center polecarried on a hub or the like 2, said hub being braced and secured in thecenter of a circular track 3 by means of a plurality of brace wires orrods 4:. This circular track 3 is substantially inverted T-shape incross section and the wires or rods 4 are engaged with the hub bypassing the inner ends thereof through openings in said hub, while theouter ends of said wires are threaded, as shown at 5, and passed throughopenings in the extenslons of said T-shaped track, said threaded endsbeing engaged by the nuts 6, whereby the same are securely held inposition. Revolubly mounted on the central mast 1, s a frame or the likecomprising a hub having a plurality of radially extending arms 7, saidarms being secured, respectively, to a plurality of movable objectswhich are adapted to rotate on the circular track 3. These movableobjects may be termed cars or the like and comprise the upper and lowerplatforms 8 and 9, respectively, said lower. platform in each instancebeing secured to the upper platform by means of the brace or suspensionarms 10 and has secured thereto, the outer end of a radial arm 7. Theplatforms of said cars are designed arcuately, the curvature thereofbeing substantially coincident to the curvature of the track 3, and saidplatforms are additionally braced to the radial arms7 by means of thebrace rods 11. V

Carried adjacent to each end of the lower platform, is a pair ofbearings 12, which bearings are spaced apart and have rotatably mountedtherebetween, the axles 13 and 1 1, and carried, respectively, on saidaxle, are the wheels 15 and 16 which are adapted to rest on the upperfaces of the track 3 and rotate thereon. These wheels are each providedwith a collar or the like 17 on one face of the hub thereof throughwhich extends a screw 18 which is adapted to engage the axle and causethe same to retate with the rotation of said wheel, and each of saidwheels is also provided with an annular rim flange 19 which is adaptedto engage the inner face of the extension of the T-shaped track toprevent the wheels from displacement therefrom. h

The wheel 15 which is mounted on the axle 13, has the face of the hubthereof opposite that carrying the collar 17, enlarged and provided withan annular flange 20, thereby forming a circular recess or the likebetween the axle and the inner wall of said flange, and loosel mountedon said axle 13, is a crank or the like 21, the lower or pivotal end ofwhich is enlarged to form a head 22, said head being increased inthickness and of a size substantially equal to the size of the recessinclosed by the flange 20, which recess is adapted to receive the same.The inner face of the head 22 is provided with a cam slot 23 in which isdisposed to freely move therein, the circular lug or clutch member 24L,whereby it will be seen that when said crank is partially rotated, theclutch member 24; will bind against the end wall 25 of said slot andagainst the inner periphery of the annular flange 20, thereby causingthe wheel 15 to be rotated. It will be seen, however, that the rotationof the wheel will release the binding of the lug 24L between the walls,as just described, thereby not affecting the crank 21. In order to causethis wheel to be operated by the occupant of the car, a lever 26 isprovided on each car which extends through a slot 27 in the upperplatform thereof and is pivotally mounted in a bearing 28 therebelow,the upper end of said lever being provided with a handle 29 and thelower end thereof pvotally engaged with one end of a linking member 30,the opposite end of said linking member being similarly engaged with theupper end of the crank 21. The crank 21 is held in position on the axle13 by means of a collar 31, whereby the enlarged head 22 thereof isnormally disposed within the space inclosed by the annular flange 20,and it will be seen that when it is desired to propel the car. it isonly necessary for the occupant thereof topull upon the handle 29, whichwill indirectly cause the crank 21 to be partially rotated. The partialrotation of the crank 21, as stated before, will cause the lug 2 1 tofrict-ionally bind between the inner periphery of the annular flange 20and the end wall 25 of the cam slot, thereby forcing the wheel 15 intorotation.

Each one of the movable objects or cars, as they may be termed, may beprovided with a similar arrangement for the propulsion of the same oronly certain cars may be equipped with the same, as desired, and in anyinstance, it will be seen that the cars will be readily adapted torotate on the track with the operation of the lever 26 by the occupantsthereof.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a roundaboutwhich is adapted to be propelled by the occupants thereof,

and it will further be seen that I have provided an improved means forthe propulsion of the respective cars. It will still further be seenthat this friction arrangement which is provided on each of the cars forpropelling the same. performs the function of a clutch which is manuallyoperated, and it will further be seen that while the lever will causethe rotation of the wheel when forced in one direction, there will beabsolutely no possibility of the clutch binding during such rotation ofsaid wheel. Furthermore, it will be seen that my device is of suchsimple construction as to be readily and cheaply manufactured, and onewhich is very effective and useful in operation.

hat I claim is:

1. In a structure of the class described, the combination with a centralvertical mast, of a ear member comprising a main platform, a pair ofbars disposed in spaced relation beneath the platform, standardsconnecting said bars and platform, a shaft pivoted to the mast andextending radially therefrom and secured to the intermediate portions ofthe bars, straps secured to the end portions of the bars and directedinwardly and secured to the shaft, and wheeled axles carried by the endportions of said bars.

2. In a roundabout, the combination with a circular track of invertedT-shape design, a mast mounted centrally thereof, a substantial hubsupporting the lower end of said mast and having upper and lower annularflanges thereon, said flanges being provided with a plurality ofopenings, bracing wires engaged at their inner ends with the openings insaid flanges, the outer ends of said wires being threaded and disposedthrough the vertical portion of the inverted T-shape track, and nutsengaging the threaded ends of said wires to secure the same in position;of a truck mounted on the track, and means to support said truck fromthe mast.

In testimony whereof I hereunto ailix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

ROSS XVILLIAM SATTLER.

WVitnesses lV. F. Enron, R. V. TIMMONS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

